inodorous
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of inodorous
From the Latin word inodōrus, dating back to 1660–70. See in- 3, odorous
Example Sentences
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Plant inodorous, 1-flowered; calyx of 2–4 irregular scales or bracts; anthers transverse, opening equally by 2 chinks; style short and thick.
From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa
The land is full of flowers of every hue, gay and beautiful, gorgeous and sublime to look at, but as senseless to the smell and as inodorous as so many dried chips.
From The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes by Falconbridge
It is also advisable to wash all woodwork and gangways annually with a weak solution of formalin, or other inodorous germicide.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" by Various
Most species are small and inodorous, but some which have a strong alkaline odor are probably not good.
From The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth by Hard, Miron Elisha
Some specimens which have been much longer preserved—and “clarified butter a hundred years old is often heard of”—have an earthy look, and are quite dry and hard, and nearly inodorous.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" by Various
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